Bennington, VT – Kyle Smith scored his second goal of the season but the SUNY Canton men's soccer team was unable to overcome a four-goal halftime deficit falling 7-1 to Oswego State in the championship game of the LINAO Mountaineer Invitational on Sunday afternoon.

The Lakers (4-0-1) held a 6-0 shots on goal advantage in the opening half as Jason Siracuse scored a pair of goals with Oswego State holding a 4-0 advantage at intermission.

Smith got the Roos on the board beating the opposing keeper for the second time in as many days in the 49th minute as he took the defense on with a nice individual effort up the right side.
 

Oswego State responded with another goal just 22 seconds later as Connor Lunduski scored twice in a span of 2:48 as the Lakers cruised to the 7-1 win.

Austin Lamay made three saves over the first 69 minutes of action, while Connor Campbell did not face a shot on goal over the final 21 minutes. Brian Terra made three saves in the win for Oswego, while Thomas Pupatelli finished the final 11:56 without facing a shot.

Erdous Lebron, Nate Kepler and Smith were all named to the All-Tournament Team following their play over the weekend.

2017 LINAO Mountaineer Invitational All-Tournament Team
Most Valuable Player: Connor Lunduski (Baldwinsville, N.Y.) – SUNY Oswego, Sr.
Jason Siracuse (Rochester, N.Y.) – SUNY Oswego, Jr.
Hassan Musa (Syracuse, N.Y.) – SUNY Oswego, Jr.
Karebo Wilson (Syracuse, N.Y.) – SUNY Oswego, Jr.
Erdous Lebron (San Juan, Puerto Rico) – SUNY Canton, Sr.
Nate Kepler (Carthage, N.Y.) – SUNY Canton, So.
Kyle Smith (Evans Mills, N.Y.) – SUNY Canton, Jr.
Dan Bernier (Poland, Maine) – UMaine Farmington, Sr.
Andrew Longhurst (Middletown, Del.) – UMaine Farmington, So.
Jimmy Thach (Phoenix, Ariz.) – Southern Vermont, Fr.
Sam Duchesneau (Rochester, N.H.) – Southern Vermont, Fr.

The men's soccer team returns to the pitch on Wednesday when they visit SUNY Poly at 6 p.m. Stay up to date with the latest news directly from the SUNY Canton Athletics department by "liking" us on Facebook and "following" our Twitter, Instagram and YouTube accounts.

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SUNY Canton is Northern New York's premier college for career-driven bachelor's degrees, associate degrees and professional certificate programs. The college delivers quality hands-on programs in engineering technology, health, management and public service and recently received number one rankings in library resources, library services and tutoring services in the SUNY Student Opinion Survey. The college's faculty members are noted for their professional real-world experience in addition to outstanding academic credentials. SUNY Canton OnLine offers hundreds of flexible and convenient courses as well as 13 exclusively online bachelor's degrees. The college's 15 athletic teams compete at the NCAA Division III level and are conference members of the newly formed American Collegiate Athletic Association.